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Thursday, December 31, 2009


Happy New Decade!
[12:30 pm]

Happy New Year

 

Wednesday, December 30, 2009


Leading Makers of Solid-State Drives Boost Performance of SSDs with Firmware Update.
[1:19 pm]

Corsair Memory, OCZ Technology Group Add Trim Function Support to SSDs

Nokia: All Apple’s Products Infringe Our Patents.
[12:02 pm]

Nokia Accuses All Apple’s Products of Patent Infringement

 

Tuesday, December 29, 2009


PQI Speeds Up Flash Drives with USB 3.0 Interface.
[11:28 pm]

PQI Releases Its First USB 3.0 Devices

OCZ Enters Enterprise Storage Market Through Pact with WhipTrail.
[11:02 pm]

OCZ to Supply Enterprise-Class SSDs with WhipTrail Solutions

Sony Looking at Alternatives to Cell Processor for PlayStation 4. Sony  Playstation  Cell  Nvidia
[2:19 pm]

Sony PlayStation 4 May Include Multi-Core CPU Instead of Cell

Amazon Kindle – the Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon.
[8:22 am]

E-Book Reader Becomes Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon

 

Monday, December 28, 2009


Google Readies Own-Brand Chrome Personal Computer – Reports. Google  Chrome  ARM  Tegra  Nvidia
[11:02 pm]

Google Intends to Enter Smartbook Market

FTC Lawsuit Will Not Be Able to Force Intel to Simplify x86 License Terms – Analyst.
[10:36 pm]

No Liberalization for x86 Licenses, Claims Observer

Shipments of Mobile Electronics Devices to Total 2.25 Billion in Five Years.
[5:36 pm]

Shipments of Mobile Consumer Products Set to Double by 2015

Nvidia to Release Next-Generation GeForce Graphics Chip in March – Rumours. Nvidia  Fermi  GF100  GT300  NV60  Geforce  40nm
[8:08 am]

Nvidia to Further Delay Launch of Next-Generation GeForce Processor, Media Report Claims

 

Saturday, December 26, 2009


Nvidia Is Happy With Performance of GeForce GF100 “Fermi” Graphics Card. Nvidia  Fermi  GF100  GT300  NV60  Geforce  40nm
[1:05 pm]

Nvidia Wants to Make Fermi Perfect for Everyone

OLPC Unveils Tablet-Like XO Computer at Below $100.
[11:58 am]

OLPC XO 3 to Feature Touch Screen Input

Apple May Be Preparing iSlate Device.
[11:12 am]

Apple Owns iSlate.com Doman Name

 

Thursday, December 24, 2009


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Dear X-bit Labs Readers!
[11:59 pm]

X-bit Labs Wishes Happy Holidays to All Our Readers

New Version of HDMI to Support Multiple Stereoscopic 3D Formats.
[2:16 pm]

HDMI 1.4 to Support “Additional” Stereo 3D Formats

Shortages of DRAM Expected to Occur in the Second Half of 2010 – Analysts. DRAM  Business
[5:53 am]

DRAMeXchange Predicts DRAM Shortage in 2H 2010

 

Wednesday, December 23, 2009


Wi-Fi Hotspot Usage by Handhelds Increasing – Research Firm.
[11:41 pm]

Mobile Phones with Wi-Fi Become Even More Popular in 2009

SSDs Will Become Mainstream, Transition to DDR3 Will Get Completed in 2010 – President of Kingston.
[6:14 pm]

Kingston Makes Predictions for the Memory Market in 2010

Micron Promises to Transit Flash to to 20nm-Class Process Technology in 2010.
[4:59 pm]

Micron and Intel Prepare Serious Flash Transition Next Year

Shuttle Computer Wants to Standardize Generic Notebooks – Report.
[3:28 pm]

Shuttle Touts Notebook Alliance to Boost Share of Smaller Makers

AMD: ATI Radeon HD 4000 Will Have Limited OpenCL Performance.
[1:05 pm]

There Is No Focus to Improve Performance of OpenCL on ATI Radeon HD 4000

 

Tuesday, December 22, 2009


Kingston Readies Liquid-Cooled HyperX Memory Modules.
[11:06 pm]

Kingston Works on Liquid-Cooled Memory for Enthusiasts

Nvidia Reveals Specifications of Next-Gen Tesla Computing Processors. Nvidia  Fermi  Tesla  GF100  NV60  GT300  40nm  Geforce  Quadro
[7:35 pm]

Nvidia Cuts Down Specs of GF100 Chips to 448 Stream Processors for Tesla Cards

Intel: Nvidia Ion Adds Unnecessary Cost.
[4:58 pm]

Intel Still Condemns Nvidia’s Chipset for Atom

Elpida Initiates Mass Production of Memory Using 40nm Process Technology.
[4:06 pm]

Elpida Begins Production of 2Gb DDR3 Chips at 40nm Node

Broadcom Enables High-Definition Video on Next-Gen Netbooks.
[3:08 pm]

Intel Atom “Pineview” Gets High-Def Video Support with Broadcom Chip

PC Display Panels Acquire Touch and Stereo 3D Functionality – Research.
[12:52 pm]

Monitors Integrate Touch-Sensitivity, Stereo 3D Output

FTC Wants Intel to Simplify x86, Chipset Licensing Terms. Intel  AMD  x86  Nvidia  Transmeta  FTC  Business  Globalfoundries  TSMC
[10:31 am]

FTC Wishes More Competition in the High-Tech Market Segment

 

Monday, December 21, 2009


The Way That People Interact with Computers Set to Change – Chief Executive of AMD. AMD  ATI  Radeon  Athlon  Phenom
[11:55 pm]

Chip Designer AMD Expects Changes in Interaction Between Humans and Computers

Western Digital Teams Up with NEC for USB 3.0 Hard Drives.
[11:52 pm]

NEC and WD to Jointly Promote SuperSpeed USB

Intel Formally Announces New Platform for Netbooks. Intel  Atom  45nm  Pineview  Pine Trail
[11:45 pm]

Intel Unveils Atom “Pine-Trail” Platform for Mobile Computers

Hynix Develops 2Gb GDDR5 Memory Chip.
[11:40 pm]

Hynix 2Gb GDDR5 Boasts with 7GHz Clock-Speed

 

Friday, December 18, 2009


ATIC Finalizes Acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor.
[2:36 pm]

Globalfoundries Set to Absorb Chartered

Blu-Ray Disc Association Finalizes Stereoscopic 3D Specification.
[12:47 pm]

Blu-Ray 3D Spec Finalized: New Players Incoming

Nvidia: 800 Thousand DirectX 11 Graphics Chips Sold by ATI – Insignificant. Nvidia  Fermi  GF100  GT300  NV60  Geforce  40nm
[10:36 am]

Nvidia Claims that ATI’s Early Lead with DirectX 11 Is Not Important

 

Thursday, December 17, 2009


Users of Cell Phones Call Vendors to Get Back to Basics – Survey.
[11:43 pm]

Mobile Phone Users Want to Have Better Phones, Not Rich-Feature Set

AMD Readies Phenom II Processors for Mobile Computers for May Launch.
[7:12 pm]

AMD’s Danube Platform to Finally Feature K10 Micro-Architecture

FTC Suit Against Intel May Help ARM to Expand in Netbook Space – Analysts.
[3:43 pm]

Actions Against Intel May Help ARM – ABI Research

FTC’s Lawsuit Against Intel Highlights Importance of GPU – Chief Exec of Nvidia.
[1:03 pm]

Nvidia’s CEO: FTC Lawsuit Will Help GPU Evolution

AMD to Start Production of First Bulldozer Processors in 1H 2011 – Sources.
[11:52 am]

AMD Opteron “Interlagos” to Enter Production in the First Half of 2011

 

Wednesday, December 16, 2009


Intel Denies Allegations of Federal Trade Commission: FTC’s Case – Misguided.
[11:39 pm]

Intel Claims Its Actions Have Benefitted Consumers

Elpida Shrinks 65nm 1Gb DRAM Chip.
[11:11 pm]

Elpida Optimizes 65nm Process Technology

FTC Accuses Intel of Anti-Competitive Behavior Against AMD, Nvidia. FTC  Intel  AMD  Nvidia
[2:37 pm]

FTC Wants to Ban Intel’s Bundling and Incentive Schemes

Toshiba Creates 64GB NAND Flash Memory Chip.
[8:34 am]

Toshiba Creates High-Density NAND Memory Module

 

Tuesday, December 15, 2009


Sony Still Sells PlayStation 3 at a Loss – Analysis. Sony  Playstation  IBM  Cell  Nvidia  RSX
[11:28 pm]

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB Costs $336 to Manufacture

AMD to Launch 12-Core Server Microprocessors in March – Sources. AMD  Opteron  Magny-Cours  45nm  Maranello
[5:01 pm]

Basic Specifications of Next-Gen AMD Opteron “Magny-Cours” Transpire

Nvidia Promises Tegra 2-Based Netbooks, Smartbooks, Smartphones in 2010.
[4:07 pm]

Nvidia Pins a Lot of Hopes on Tegra 2, Expects Actual Products Next Year

European Commission Welcomes Oracle’s Move to Ensure Free MySQL.
[11:59 am]

Oracle Makes Commitments to Sun’s Customers, Developers

Corsair Launches Dominator 24GB Memory Kits for Workstations.
[7:03 am]

Corsair Memory Unveils High-Capacity High-Speed Memory Kit

 

Monday, December 14, 2009


Rambus Acquires Display Lighting Technologies.
[11:58 pm]

Rambus Wants to Light Up Displays

Seagate Reveals World’s Thinnest 2.5” Hard Drive. Seagate
[10:29 pm]

Seagate Launches 2.5” HDD for Slim Laptops

Intel’s Six-Core Desktop Chip to Retain Core i7 Brand, to Hit the Market Next Quarter.
[5:10 pm]

Intel Core i7 980X: Six-Cores, 3.33GHz, 14MB Cache

Over 800 Thousand of DirectX 11 Graphics Chips Shipped – ATI. ATI  AMD  Radeon  Cypress  Juniper  40nm  DirectX
[1:06 pm]

ATI Radeon HD 5000 Faces Massive Success, Says Company

Pegatron Technologies to Use Asrock Brand to Compete Against Asustek Computer – Rumour.
[12:42 pm]

Pegatron to Retain Asrock Brand to Rival with Asus

Apple Accuses Nokia of Stealing Technologies.
[7:05 am]

Apple Countersues Nokia, Accuses of Patents Infringement

 

Friday, December 11, 2009


End-Users Do Not Want to Recycle Their Handsets.
[11:40 pm]

Handset Recycling and Donation Not Welcome by Consumers

Asustek Set to Withdraw from Mainboards Manufacturing. ASUS  Intel  Business
[5:12 pm]

Asus to Spin Off Pegatron Technologies Completely - Filing

Contract Makers of Semiconductors to Increase Prices for Advanced Chips – Media Report.
[1:22 pm]

TSMC and UMC to Increase Quotes for 300mm Wafers

Transition to DirectX 11 Will Be The Fastest Ever – Analyst. DirectX  ATI  Nvidia  AMD  Radeon  Geforce  Evergeen  Fermi  Cypress  Hemlock  Juniper  Cedar  Redwood  NV60  GT300  GF100
[12:04 pm]

Sales of DirectX 11 GPUs to Surpass Sales of DirectX 10 GPUs Next Year

Nvidia: We Will Have 1 Billion of Potential Customers in Several Years.
[10:28 am]

Nvidia Expects Video Games to Attract New Technology Demanding Clients

 

Thursday, December 10, 2009


Intel Turbo-Charges Transistors with New Materials. Intel  Semiconductor
[11:32 pm]

Intel Discusses the Future of Transistor

Intel Discontinues Solid-State Drives with 50nm Flash.
[9:48 pm]

Intel Begins to Phase Out Older SSDs

Wireless Gigabit Network Specification Completed.
[3:10 pm]

WiGig Alliance Completes Multi-Gigabit Wireless Specification

Intel Will Never Acquire Nvidia – Analysts. Intel  Larrabee  Nvidia  Geforce  AMD  ATI
[11:36 am]

Analysts Doubt Nvidia Take Over by Intel

 

Wednesday, December 9, 2009


Acer Blames Dell and HP for Poor Sales of Ultra-Thin Notebooks. Acer  CULV  Dell  Hewlett-Packard  HP  Celeron  Pentium  45nm
[11:32 pm]

Acer Accuses Dell and HP of Not Promoting Ultra-Thin Laptops

Nvidia to Demo Stereo 3D Blu-Ray at CES As Standard Gets Closer.
[10:45 pm]

Nvidia Demonstrates Stereo 3D Blu-Ray Playback Behind Closed Doors

Rambus Settles with European Commission: Rambus Limits Royalty Rates, Receives No Fine.
[7:43 pm]

European Commission Finds Rambus Not Guilty of Patent Ambush

Analysts: Larrabee Delay Will Not Stop Intel's GPU Development Efforts. Intel  Larrabee  GPGPU  ATI  AMD  Nvidia  JPR
[4:35 pm]

Analysts Applaud Intel for Cancelling Larrabee, Expect Company to Continue GPU Development

Packard Bell Recalls Lithium-Ion Batteries.
[12:09 pm]

Packard Bell’s Old Notebooks Can Catch Fire

Stanford Develops Instant Battery of Paper, Ink and Nanotubes.
[11:34 am]

Stanford Creates New Battery of Simple Materials

 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009


Vast Majority of Mobile Devices to Sport Multi-Core Processors in Three Years.
[11:58 pm]

88% of Netbooks, MIDs and Smartphones to Feature Multi-Core Processors in 2013

OCZ Technology Starts to Ship Phase Change Cooler. OCZ  Cryo-Z
[6:29 pm]

OCZ Begins to Supply Cryo-Z: Sub-Zero Temperatures for $379

Delay of Larrabee May Force Intel to Reconsider Its Roadmap. Intel  Larrabee  GPGPU
[12:01 pm]

Postpone of Larrabee May Mean a Lot for the Industry

Nvidia Shows Off GeForce “Fermi” GF100 Graphics Cards in SLI Mode.
[7:27 am]

Nvidia Demonstrates More Fermi-Related Static Images

 

Monday, December 7, 2009


Seagate Officially Unveils Solid-State Drives. Seagate  SSD
[11:44 pm]

Seagate Launches Pulsar SSDs for OEM Customers

No Teraflops Will Compensate Larrabee Functionality – Game Developer. Epic Games  Intel  Larrabee  GPGPU
[10:37 pm]

Tim Sweeney Disappointed with Larrabee Delay

LG Electronics to Acquire OLED Business from Kodak.
[5:11 pm]

Kodak to Sell OLED Business to LG

ATI and Cyberlink Team Up to Showcase Stereoscopic 3D Blu-Ray Video. ATI  AMD  Radeon  Cyberlink  PowerDVD  Stereo 3D  Blu-ray
[3:20 pm]

ATI and Cyberlink to Demonstrate Blu-Ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at CES 2010

Samsung Wants to Expand Foundry Business.
[3:12 pm]

Samsung Plans to Rival TSMC, UMC

Intel Delays Larrabee Graphics Project. Intel  Larrabee  GPGPU  32nm
[3:05 pm]

Intel Cancels First-Generation Larrabee Chip

 

Friday, December 4, 2009


Samsung Announces 1Gb XDR Chip.
[11:56 pm]

Samsung Releases New XDR Memory

Intel’s Next-Generation Platform to Support GPGPU.
[11:22 pm]

Intel’s Graphics Cores Set to Support Video Encoding

Foxconn Electronics Acquires PC Manufacturing Plant from Dell.
[9:36 am]

Hon Hai Takes Over Dell’s Polish Plant

82% of Young Americans Are Gamers – Report.
[4:31 am]

American Kids Use Up to Three Gaming Devices

 

Thursday, December 3, 2009


Startup Launches Gboard: Keypad for Gmail.
[11:32 pm]

Startup Releases Keypad with Gmail Shortcuts

ATIC Will Continue to Invest into Globalfoundries Despite Dubai’s Debt Problems - Analyst.
[8:00 pm]

Analyst: Dubai's Debt Crisis Will Not Impact AMD, Globalfoundries

Sony PSPgo May Receive External UMD Reader from Logitech - Rumour.
[4:05 pm]

Sony’s New PSP May Receive Support for Older UMB-Based Games

Corsair Launches Dominator GTX 2.25GHz Memory Modules.
[3:02 pm]

Corsair Unveils World’s Fastest Memory Modules

Online Game Sales to Leave Sales of Packaged Games in 2010 Behind – CEO of Electronic Arts.
[11:06 am]

Digital Video Game Sales to Surpass Sales of Packaged Games

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2009


Consumer Electronics Sales on Black Friday – Strong, Says CEA.
[11:26 pm]

Consumer Electronics Association Satisfied with CE Sales

Micron Unveils World’s First Solid-State Drive with Serial ATA-600 Interface. Micron  RealSSD  SSD  Flash  34nm
[10:19 pm]

Micron RealSSD C300: 34nm Flash, SATA 600, 128GB and 256GB Capacities

Crucial Reveals 4GB DDR3 Memory Modules for Enthusiasts.
[2:34 pm]

Crucial Enables Desktops with 12GB, 24GB Memory

AMD: Our Goal Is to Control 100% of AMD-Compatible Chipset Market.
[12:18 pm]

AMD Wants to Control Compatible Chipset Business

Intel to Demonstrate 48-Core Microprocessor. Intel
[8:37 am]

Intels Developers to Showcase "Cloud Computing-on-Chip"

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009


PNY and Sony to Add Free Movies to Flash Cards, Graphics Cards.
[11:26 pm]

PNY’s Flash Products, Graphics Cards to Be Bundled with Free Movies

Samsung Begins to Mass Produce NAND Flash with DDR Interface.
[6:35 pm]

Samsung’s New NAND Flash Boasts Improved Data Read Speed, Same Power Consumption

Kingston Reportedly to Outsource Part of Production.
[6:04 pm]

Kingston to Outsource Production to Gain Market Share

Universal Studios to Release Universal Blu-Ray/DVD Media. Blu-ray  DVD  HD DVD  Universal  Warner
[3:14 pm]

Universal Finally Puts Blu-Ray and DVD onto the Same Media

Samsung Begins to Produce 3-Bit-per-Cell Flash Memory Using 30nm Process Tech.
[11:47 am]

Samsung Makes 3-Bit-per-Cell Flash at 30nm Node